Besprechungen: Atlas van Nederland

Summary

This article reviews the Atlas van Nederland, a large-scale national atlas project initiated under the Dutch Ministry of Education. Published in installments since 1963, it planned 109 map sheets, of which 57 had appeared by 1966, with a main scale of 1:600,000. The author outlines the atlas's organizational history and structure, which comprises 17 topical sections covering geology, soils, climate, hydrology, historical geography, settlement, population, and more. Representative sheets such as soil and population maps are analyzed for their content and cartographic techniques. The review praises the atlas's high quality and printing excellence, while noting minor binding drawbacks, and considers it a significant scientific contribution.